Christ is Life Podcast

Jesus is the life (zoe) and the light of the world, and as we put our faith in Him for salvation, we receive His life and light into our lives.  No matter how dark things get in our lives or this wor…

The gospel of John gives us a cosmic perspective of the birth of Christ.  In the first 3 verses of the opening chapter, John declares the deity of Jesus and that He was the agent of creation.

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God uses small things in big ways.  We see this in the feeding of the 5,000, and we see this in the way He uses Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes that are sent all over the world.  As we trust God …

When faced with anxiety, fear, or worry, often times we try to take matters into our own hands and turn to God as a last resort.  Dr. Aaron Glover walks through 2 Chronicles 20:1-12, showing us how s…

During the election season, it can be so easy to be overcome by fear over the outcome.  But Paul tells us that God does not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and sound judgment.  As the pe…

As we develop the rhythm of walking in the good works that God prepared in advance for us, we will experience Jesus expressing His Life in service to others through us.  Richard Foster says, “True se…

God is a relational Being in and of Himself.  Being made in His image, makes you and I relational beings.  We were created to be in relationships with others.  God even said it is not good for man to…

During His earthly ministry, Jesus had a rhythm of getting away to spend time in silence and solitude, and if He lives in you, you will experience Him leading you to do the same.  He'll use it to exp…

Developing a rhythm of relational prayer is foundational to experiencing intimacy in our relationship with Christ.  Relational prayer involves both talking to Jesus and listening for His voice all th…

Developing a rhythm of being acutely aware of Jesus' presence and personality is necessary to experience the intimate relationship and abundant life you already have in a spiritual union with Him.

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Spiritual disciplines are not a checklist of things we ought to do to be good Christians.  They are more like rhythms of grace that lead us deeper into the fellowship and intimate relationship we hav…

At CHBC, we have 4 core values that drive who we are as a church.  In this sermon, we dive into those core values from a biblical standpoint and show how they apply to each one of us in our lives.

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Many of us experience unrest in our lives from physical exhaustion, sin struggles, relational conflict, and just the general dissatisfaction and emptiness we sometimes feel.  But the Bible tells us t…

Does 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 teach that people who commit certain sins won't go to heaven?  Does it teach that those who live in persistent sin are not true Christians?  No, that's not what that verse m…

Jesus' model of discipleship during His earthly ministry was relational discipleship, and He expresses His life through us, He will lead us into relational discipleship in our own lives as well.  Thr…

Some will use Malachi 3:8-10 to say that tithing is commanded for all people.  They'll teach that God will bless you with more if you are faithful to tithe.  But that is not what that verse means.  T…

Some will tell you that if you are not fully committed to following Jesus then you should be worried about standing before Jesus one day and hear Him say, "Depart from me, for I never knew you."  But…

Sometimes Jeremiah 29:11 is used to say that it is God’s will for every believer to become whole, healthy, and successful in every area of life.  That is not what that verse means.  God does not prom…